title: A timely reminder--rheumatic fever.
abstract: Rheumatic fever is a disease diagnosed using the Jones criteria. The Jones criteria were designed using data from areas with a low prevalence of rheumatic fever. In New Zealand there is a high prevalence of rheumatic fever amongst Maori and Pacific peoples. A case is presented where a child of Samoan ethnicity is diagnosed and treated for rheumatic fever without fulfilling the Jones criteria. Evidence supporting the broadening of the diagnostic criteria in high prevalence areas is highlighted.
authors.forename: Nikola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lilic
authors.forename: Priyanka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D012213:Rheumatic Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology; D018947:Samoa / Q000208:ethnology